Siheyuan: I just want to live

Yi Zhonghai frowned, left the backyard with an unhappy look on his face, and returned home. The irritability in his heart burned like a flame, becoming more and more intense. At this moment, he firmly believed that Chen Feng was deliberately avoiding him.

Yi Zhonghai paced anxiously in the room, like an ant on a hot pot. His brain was working rapidly, and after careful consideration, he made a decision resolutely.

Yi Zhonghai stepped out of the room again without hesitation, as if driven by an invisible force. Just then, a lady came out of the kitchen with a hot breakfast.

She saw Yi Zhonghai leaving in a hurry and wanted to call him to remind him to have breakfast first, but she swallowed the words back when they came to her lips.

She just silently watched Yi Zhonghai's back getting farther and farther away and sighed softly.

Afterwards, the aunt turned around and put the breakfast back into the kitchen, and carefully put it back into the pot to keep it warm, waiting for Yi Zhonghai to come back and enjoy it.

She knew that once Yi Zhonghai made up his mind to do something, he would not change his mind easily, so she could only support him silently and hope that he could solve the problem smoothly.

After Yi Zhonghai came out of his house, he hurried to the backyard.

This time he did not go to Chen Feng or Damao's house, but went straight to Liu Haizhong's house.

When Yi Zhonghai arrived at Liu Haizhong's house, Liu Haizhong's family was sitting around the dining table enjoying breakfast.

Liu Haizhong, who was sitting in the main seat, looked up and saw Yi Zhonghai standing at the door. He quickly put down the bowl of steaming cornmeal porridge in his hand, greeted Yi Zhonghai warmly, and asked with concern:

"Lao Yi, why are you here? Have you had breakfast? Do you want to eat with us?"

Yi Zhonghai quickly waved his hand and responded, "Lao Liu, you are too polite! I won't eat with you. I came to you this time because I have something I want to trouble you for help."

When Liu Haizhong heard Yi Zhonghai say this, he quickly said, "Old Yi, if you have anything to ask, just tell me. I will definitely help you if I can."

Liu Hai was actually secretly delighted in his heart. He never dreamed that the day would come when Yi Zhonghai would humble himself and beg him!

But... should I help Yi Zhonghai? Liu Haizhong would not make a decision easily. Everything depended on what Yi Zhonghai said next. If this matter was good for him, he would naturally agree without hesitation.

But if Yi Zhonghai makes some unreasonable demands or does something that he feels is not worth it, don't blame him for being heartless and ungrateful.

Yi Zhonghai seemed to see what Liu Haizhong was thinking. He smiled and said in a generous tone:

"Old Liu, to be honest, I do have some personal matters to take care of today. When you pass by our workshop when you go to work later, please ask for leave from the director for me. Just say that I have something else to do today and I'm really sorry."

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Liu Haizhong couldn't help feeling disappointed.

He had originally expected Yi Zhonghai to ask him to do something earth-shattering! But in the end, he just asked him to help him take a leave.

In fact, Yi Zhonghai also knew that it would be futile to ask Liu Haizhong to help him do something big.

If it was just a small matter like asking for leave, Liu Haizhong would definitely agree.

Seeing that he was just asking for leave, Liu Haizhong said cheerfully, "I understand, Lao Yi. I will ask for leave for you! Just go and do your own things!"

Hearing that Liu Haizhong agreed, Yi Zhonghai was also very happy, so he said, "Thank you in advance, Lao Liu, I will go back first, and leave the factory matters to you!"

Liu Haizhong was very pleased with Yi Zhonghai's words, so he said, "Old Yi, you are too polite. Don't worry! I will definitely go to find your workshop director in person!"

Yi Zhonghai got a satisfactory answer from Liu Haizhong, so he did not stay any longer but turned around and said goodbye.

Liu Haizhong did not try to keep Yi Zhonghai.

After Yi Zhonghai left, the second aunt asked Liu Haizhong curiously, "Hey, the kid's father! Aren't you at odds with the first uncle? Why did you agree to ask for leave for him?"

When Liu Haizhong heard his wife's question, he glanced at her with contempt.

Then he slowly said, "You have long hair but short vision! Yi Zhonghai is an eighth-level worker! If he is absent for one or two days, their workshop director will not dare to say anything!"

"I agreed to help him get leave, and I didn't lose anything. In the end, I could still get a favor from him, so why shouldn't I help him?"

The second aunt nodded as if she suddenly understood something, and then praised Liu Haizhong, "Dad, you are so smart!"

Liu Haizhong felt a little flattered by the praise from the second aunt, so he drank the last porridge in the bowl.

He said to the second aunt, "I'm going to work, you clean up the dishes!"

Then he walked out of the house with his head held high.

As for Yi Zhonghai, he was in a much better mood after leaving Liu Haizhong's house. He walked briskly, as if a heavy weight had been lifted off his shoulders.

When he got home, the aunt had already put a steaming hot breakfast on the table. Looking at the simple breakfast, Yi Zhonghai felt very pleased and his appetite was also opened.

He sat down and ate it with relish, as if it were some delicacy.

After breakfast, Yi Zhonghai walked out of the courtyard gate as usual. However, unlike usual, he did not head towards the steel mill, but turned and walked towards the street office.

Yi Zhonghai walked around the subdistrict office for several times until he saw Director Wang coming to work. Then he walked towards the gate of the subdistrict office.

At the gate of the street office, Yi Zhonghai stopped, took a deep breath, and then stepped into the slightly old door.

When the staff inside saw him, they all cast curious glances at him. Yi Zhonghai was a celebrity in this area, an eighth-level worker in the steel mill. That was a level that countless workers dreamed of!

But Yi Zhonghai didn't care and went straight to Director Wang's office. Yi Zhonghai often came to the street office, so the staff didn't stop him from asking questions.

Yi Zhonghai arrived at Director Wang's office smoothly, and then knocked on the door respectfully.

Yi Zhonghai was no longer as rude as he was in the yard, but rather appeared polite in the street office.

Not long after Director Wang sat down in the office, he heard someone knocking on the door, so he shouted at the door, "Please come in! The office door is not locked!"

When Yi Zhonghai heard Director Wang's voice inside, he immediately pushed the door and entered the office.

Director Wang saw that it was Yi Zhonghai, so he asked curiously, "Yi Zhonghai, shouldn't you be at work now? Why are you here at the street office?"

Yi Zhonghai entered the office and walked to the desk. Hearing Director Wang's question, he said, "Director Wang, I came here today because I want to report some things to you!"

When Director Wang heard that it was a report, he immediately took out a pen and paper and started to record it. Then he said to Yi Zhonghai, "Comrade Yi Zhonghai, start talking. I'll record it."

Yi Zhonghai then said, "Chen Feng, who lives in the backyard of our courtyard, brought back a gun two days ago. When we went to inquire about the situation, Chen Feng said that the gun was his!"

As Yi Zhonghai spoke, Director Wang lowered his head and took notes. Director Wang was not surprised that Chen Feng had a gun and was involved.

After all, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the wild boar that Chen Feng sent last time was shot to death.

Yi Zhonghai continued without pausing, "And now, Chen Feng hasn't come back for two consecutive days! Director Wang, I suspect Chen Feng stole the unit's gun and ran away!"

Yi Zhonghai told Director Wang all his guesses in one breath, and Director Wang also put down his pen.

Then he looked up at Yi Zhonghai and asked, "Anyone else want to respond?"

Yi Zhonghai shook his head and said, "There is no other situation. Director Wang, you must find Chen Feng! Chen Feng is now holding the gun stolen from the unit. It is too dangerous!"

Yi Zhonghai doesn't care whether Chen Feng's gun is Chen Feng's own or not. He wants to instill in Director Wang the preconceived idea that Chen Feng's gun was stolen from the unit.

Director Wang looked at Yi Zhonghai and did not immediately believe what he said. Instead, he said to him, "Yi Zhonghai, wait a moment. I will make a phone call to confirm the situation."

After Director Wang finished speaking, he picked up the phone on the table, fiddled with the keyboard and said, "Hello, put me through to the Gulou East Street Waste Station."

Director Wang held the phone and waited for a few minutes, and the call was finally connected.

"Hello! This is the scrap yard on Gulou East Street. Who are you looking for?" Li Guotao's voice came from the phone.

When Director Wang heard the call was connected, he immediately responded, "Hello, this is Director Wang from the Nanluoguxiang Subdistrict Office. I want to talk to Director Li of your scrap yard. Is he here?"

"I'm Li Guotao, the manager of the scrap yard. May I ask what can I do for you, Director Wang?"

When Director Wang heard the person on the other end say it was Station Master Li, he immediately responded, "Hello Station Master Li, I have something I want to ask you. Comrade Chen Feng from your unit hasn't been home for two days. Do you know how to get back home?"

"Oh... the buyer! He went to the mountains to buy goods... He will be back before the Lantern Festival... Okay, I understand."

After Director Wang learned Chen Feng's whereabouts from Li Guotao, he turned and asked, "Comrade Li, did you know that Chen Feng had a gun? Was it from your unit?"

Li Guotao's voice came again on the phone, "Chen Feng is a part-time security guard in our unit. The gun is his own and he has a gun license!"

After hearing this, Director Wang said loudly into the phone, "OK, Comrade Li, I got it! Thank you for telling me! I have finished asking questions here, bye!"

Director Wang exchanged some pleasantries with the person on the other end of the phone and then hung up.

Director Wang then turned to Yi Zhonghai and said, "You heard Yi Zhonghai's call. The gun belongs to Chen Feng, not his unit. Chen Feng did not run away, but went to the mountainous area to purchase supplies. He will be back in a few days."

Although Yi Zhonghai heard Chen Feng say that the gun was his, he didn't believe it. Now Director Wang's words made Yi Zhonghai completely believe it.